January, 26, 2015
Alternative Comics — The indie comics publisher founded in 1997 by Jeff Mason, and currently based in Cupertino, California under General Manager Marc Arsenault — has joined Consortium Book Sales & Distribution from January first, 2015. Alternative’s first new books of the year include titles by seasoned cartoonists Tom Hart, Steven Cerio, Rich Tommaso and emerging talent Malachi Ward.
Also new to Alternative Comics is Associate Editor Erik Aucoin, an experienced HR professional, law student, record label co-owner and a massive fan of comics familiar to many of today’s top creators. Erik brings an array of experience to Alternative including time spent working for the United States Congress, a lobbying firm and as a radio DJ. Erik has brought many new artists to Alternative, including Derf Backerf. Erik will be taking over the main editorial duties on our house anthology, Alternative Comics, The next edition of which is scheduled for the fall, and will contain a stellar selection of new comics.
Alternative Comics has seven books scheduled for the spring 2015 season, including new and expanded editions of two long out of print books, a first ever collection of comics from an 80s underground legend, an artist’s remix of a 90s book and new books from Tom Hart, Steven Cerio and Malachi Ward.
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Clover Honey by Rich Tommaso
Abigail is an aspiring hitwoman out to prove her value to the family. She braves the wilds of Newark, overpriced parking, traffic jams, and bad hair days to track down Trevor, her former mentor, who is on the lam with a big briefcase of mob dough. A heavily revised, redrawn, and expanded twentieth anniversary edition of Rich Tommaso’s debut graphic novel.
Rich Tommaso has been writing and illustrating original comics and graphic novels since 1994. His graphic novel with writer James Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, won an Eisner award for Best Reality-Based Work in 2008. 136-page paperback
Diamond Code: FEB150911
ISBN: 978-1-934460-86-3
Price: $14.95
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Sunbeam on the Astronaut by Steven Cerio
A long-awaited collection of comics, art, and stories by artist Steven Cerio that explores silly, psychedelic, and strange worlds. Smiling cartoon critters carouse with threatening cutout whales against a shifting comic landscape in these unique illustrated stories. The psychedelic meets Saturday morning cartoons in stories with such intriguing titles as “A Private History of Sunbeams and Head Colds,” “The Add Witch in The Berry Patch,” and “Ninny Noonday Ninny.”
Steven Cerio is a prominent rock poster and magazine illustrator. His work is best known from his ongoing collaboration with San Francisco-based performance art and music group The Residents.
48 pages/black and white guts/full color cover
ISBN: 978-1-934460-23-8
Price: $9.95
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From Now On by Malachi Ward
Short Comic Tales of The Fantastic
A collection of hauntingly beautiful Science Fiction and Horror short stories by Prophet (Image Comics) and Ritual artist Malachi Ward. Collects stories from Mome, Study Group Magazine, Sundays, Best American Comics 2013, and more.
144 page paperback.
ISBN: 978-1-934460-91-7
June 9, 2015
$14.95
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Smilin’ Ed Comics
by Raoul Vezina & Tom Skulan
Crisply and energetically drawn, snappily written, filled with pop culture references, and always funny; Raoul Vezina’s Smilin’ Ed Smiley comics were a breath of fresh air when they first appeared thirty-five years ago. All the original comics are collected here for the first time. Includes sixteen pages in color.
Raoul Vezina (1948-1983) was a brilliant cartoonist who came out of the underground tradition and put his own mark on the indie comics of the early 1980s in a handful of titles. He is best remembered for the four issue of Smilin’ Ed Comics published by Albany, New York’s FantaCo.
160 page 8″ x 10″ black and white paperback with 16 pages in color and color covers
Alternative Comics, June, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-934460-85-6
Price: 19.95
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The SAW Guide to Making Professional Comic Strips by Tom Hart
The SAW Guide to Making Professional Comic Strips is a complete how-to manual for making the best comic strips you can, from conception to idea generation to layout, lettering, finishing, coloring and even selling. From an experienced professional comic strip artist (Hutch Owen, Ali’s House), the book is loaded with examples and instruction as well as personal stories within the industry.
96 page 8 1/2″ x 11″ color paperback.
June, 2015
ISBN: 9781934460894
Price: $12.95
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Quit Your Job and Other Stories by James Kochalka
On his way to work, Magic Boy discovers an enchanted ring and starts an expedition to the North Pole.
Eisner Award winner James Kochalka has been called “one of the brightest lights of independent comics” and Quit Your Job is a shining example of his genius. On his way to work at the Chinese restaurant, Magic Boy discovers an enchanted ring and determines to make an expedition to the North Pole. He only gets as far as the coffee shop on the next block, but his world is forever changed in the short journey. The predecessor to the author’s popular American Elf diary comics. Includes the entirety of Kochalka’s 1997 book Paradise Sucksand an additional story featuring characters from that world. Double the size of the first edition. Introduction by Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL).
192 page 6.75″ x 675″ black and white paperback with color covers
Alternative Comics, 2015
ISBN: 9781934460931
Price: $15.95
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Oh, That Monroe by Sam Henderson
Monroe Simmons, cartoon everyman, faces twenty-something life and is squashed like a bug at every turn in this series of harrowing and humorous tales from Magic Whistle and Scene But Not Heard creator Sam Henderson. This new edition features nearly 30 pages of never before collected comics and a new introduction by the author.
128 page black and white paperback with color covers
ISBN: 978-1-934460-87-0
Price: $11.99
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The Spring 2015 Alternative Comics catalog is available for download on Scribd.
Our books are included in the Spring 2015 Consortium catalog, viewable on Scribd and Edelweiss.
Alternative Comics on Consortium Book Sales and Distribution.
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Alternative Comics is an independent publisher of creator-owned graphic novels and comic books based in Cupertino, California. The company was founded by Jeff Mason in Gainesville, Florida in 1993. Alternative Comics’ creators and books have been nominated for and won multiple comics and publishing industry awards.
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Questions?
CONTACT:
Marc Arsenault
General Manager
Alternative Comics
marc@wowcool.com
408 921-5164
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